Date- 22nd February, 2023 | 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM
Venue- WWF India Auditorium
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
H.E André Aranha Corrêa Do Lago, Ambassador Of Brazil To India
H.E André Aranha Corrêa do Lago is the Ambassador of Brazil to India. He completed his Degree in Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1981. Graduated from Instituto Rio Branco (Brazilian Diplomatic Academy), Brasília, 1982. As a diplomat, since 1982, he has held functions in Brazil in areas such as Trade Promotion, International Organizations, Protocol, Sustainable Development, Energy and Climate Change. Abroad, he has served at the Brazilian Embassies in Madrid (1986-1988), Prague (1988- 1991), Washington DC (1996-1999) and Buenos Aires (1999-2001) and at the Mission to the European Union, in Brussels (2005-2008). Between 2008 and 2011 he was the Director-General of the Department of Energy of the Ministry of External Relations and the Director-General of the Department of the Environment of the Ministry of External Relations, between 2011 and 2013. He was also the Chief Negotiator for Climate Change of Brazil from 2011- 2013 and for Rio+20 UN Conference (2012) . Additionally he was the Ambassador to Japan from 2013 – 2018 Ambassador to India, presented his Letters of Credentials to H.E. Mr. Ram Nath Kovind, President of India on 7 December 2018. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bhutan, presented his letter of Credentials to His Majesty The King on 04 January 2019. H.E. Corrêa do Lago is the author of a series of books and articles on sustainable development and also on architecture.
